1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1987 record 7–4 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach Bill Dooley (1st season)
Home stadium Groves Stadium
1987 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 Clemson $ 6 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
Virginia 5 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Wake Forest 4 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
NC State 4 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
Maryland 3 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
North Carolina 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Duke 2 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Georgia Tech 0 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Dooley, the team compiled a 7–4 record and finished in a tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationResultAttendance
09/12/1987RichmondGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaW 24-0
14,250
09/19/1987*North Carolina StateGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaW 21-3
23,600
09/26/1987Appalachian StateGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaW 16-12
33,400
10/01/1987at ArmyMichie Stadium • West Point, New YorkW 17-13
36,690
10/10/1987*at North CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaW 22-14
50,000
10/17/1987*MarylandGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 0-14
25,175
10/24/1987*at VirginiaScott Stadium • Charlottesville, VirginiaL 21-35
32,500
10/31/1987*at #14 ClemsonMemorial Stadium • Clemson, South CarolinaL 17-31
69,711
11/07/1987*DukeGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaW 30-27
23,500
11/14/1987#14 South CarolinaGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 0-30
34,720
11/21/1987*at Georgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaW 33-6
21,114

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingMike Elkins169/3171,915
RushingMark Young179795
ReceivingRicky Proehl54788

References

  1. ↑ "1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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